India: Detention of writer and human rights defender, Teesta Setalvad, is latest assault on civil society
PEN International is alarmed by reports that writer and human rights defender, Teesta Setalvad, has been detained by the Indian authorities.
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Fareh Malik wins 2022 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award
June 24, 2022 — Fareh Malik, a poet from Hamilton, Ontario has won the 2022 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices award. The jury described his collection, Streams that Lead Somewhere as an intense “portrait of what it’s like to feel othered and alienated by daily doses of hate.” The citation noted the poems’ “tenderness and throat-grabbing use of imagery” and Malik’s “wide range of voices and tones to convey a nuanced spectrum of emotions and a laser sharp critique of Canada’s blatant and covert systemic racism”
Mariam Al Zier wins the inaugural Marie-Ange Garrigue prize
PEN Canada’s inaugural Marie-Ange Garrigue prize has been awarded to Mariam Al Zier.
Amber Bracken wins the 2022 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize
The Canadian photojournalist Amber Bracken has won PEN Canada’s 2022 Ken Filkow Prize for advancing freedom of expression in Canada.
GRC Survey — Attacks On Journalists’ Reputations
We are seeing more frequent and sophisticated efforts to discredit journalists. PEN Canada and the Committee to Protect Journalists are working with the team at the Global Reporting Centre (University of British Columbia) to investigate …
30th Toronto Jewish Film Festival, June 9 – 26
PEN Canada is once again partnering with the Toronto Jewish Film Festival. This year’s annual festival is scheduled to take place from June 9th – 26th. There are three films that our …
Press freedom in Canada — What about student journalists?
CFE Virtual Forum Series: #4 in CFE Series: Threats to Press Freedom — Friday June 10, 2022 3:00pm to 4:30pm Canada’s protection for press freedom does not seem to extend to student …
19th Annual Human Rights Watch Toronto Film Festival — free screening of Mujer de Soldado
PEN Canada is a Community Partner for the 19th Annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival hosted in partnership with HotDocs. On Saturday May 28th at 3:00 pm, there will be …
World Press Freedom Day 2022: Take Action for Ismail al-Iskandrani (Egypt)
May 3, 2022: Today, on World Press Freedom Day 2022, PEN International features the case of investigative journalist Ismail al-Iskandrani, detained by the Egyptian authorities for exercising his right to freedom of …
Meet the Jury for the 2022 New Voices Award
Meet the Jury for the 2022 New Voices Award PEN Canada is now accepting submissions for the 2022 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award. The award seeks to encourage new …